Sarah Chen

Journalist at Prism News

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Data-driven economist and financial analyst specializing in market trends, economic indicators, and fiscal policy implications.

Latest Articles

Technology

Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.7, boosting coding and cyber safeguards

Anthropic made Claude Opus 4.7 broadly available at Opus 4.6 pricing, while tightening cyber safeguards and pushing harder on enterprise coding work.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

World

Pope Leo XIV condemns tyrants and war, urges peace in Cameroon

In Bamenda, Pope Leo XIV called the world “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants,” using Cameroon to sharpen his warning against war and strongman rule.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

Entertainment

Lorne Michaels documentary reveals behind the scenes of SNL legacy

Lorne Michaels’ first backstage documentary arrives as he sidesteps retirement talk and keeps deciding who stays, who goes, and what SNL becomes next.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

Entertainment

Roblox adds AI tools to help creators plan, build, test games

Roblox is turning Assistant into a multi-step studio partner, not a chatbot. The company says 44% of its top 1,000 creators already use AI tools to plan, build and test games.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

U.S.

Midwest battered by third day of storms, flooding, tornado damage

Floodwaters trapped drivers in Milwaukee, cut power to 24,500 customers and pushed Michigan rivers to record highs as storms kept rolling across the Midwest.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

Technology

U.S. warns of Iranian cyberattacks as cybercrime losses surge to $21 billion

Iranian-linked hackers are hitting weak U.S. networks while AI-powered scams helped push cybercrime losses to nearly $21 billion.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

Business

Iran War Drives Up Gas Prices, Puts Pressure on U.S. Households

Gasoline topped $4 a gallon for the first time in more than three years as the Iran war pushed energy costs into household budgets.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

Business

Microsoft Pause on Carbon Removal Purchases Stuns Climate Industry

Microsoft’s pause on future carbon removal purchases jolted a market that got 90% of 2025 demand from one buyer. The retreat raises a basic question: can the sector scale without corporate subsidy?

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

Business

Gold climbs above $4,800 as investors seek safety amid policy uncertainty

Gold moved above $4,800 again as policy uncertainty, tariff worries and safe-haven demand kept buyers in the market.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

World

Hegseth says U.S. ready to escalate Iran blockade into combat operations

Hegseth said U.S. forces can shift from a blockade to "major combat operations" as 13 ships turned back in the Strait of Hormuz.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

Business

Spirit Airlines Faces Possible Liquidation as Fuel Costs Surge

Jet fuel prices nearly doubled as the Iran war squeezed Spirit Airlines, raising the risk of liquidation for a carrier built on ultra-low fares.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

World

Riot police deployed in Epsom after protest over rape suspects descriptions

Riot police lined Epsom town centre as protesters demanded suspect descriptions in a rape investigation, while officers warned speculation could inflame tensions.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

Health

Tick season starts early, CDC warns of rising bite risk

Weekly ER visits for tick bites hit their highest level since at least 2017, and CDC says many bites start in yards, not deep woods.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

Business

TSMC raises revenue forecast as AI-chip demand drives spending surge

TSMC lifted its 2026 sales view above 30% growth and pushed capex toward $56 billion as AI orders kept outrunning chip supply.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

U.S.

Younger men increasingly embrace older partners as dating norms shift

Younger men are making older partners less taboo, and the data suggests this is more than a fad: online dating, shifting norms, and real sexual appeal are all at work.

Apr 16, 2026·5 min read

Community

Moose crash totals Laramie-area couple’s car, carcass disappears before salvage

A moose on Highway 230 totaled a Laramie-area couple’s car near WyoColo. Then the carcass vanished before they could salvage the meat.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

Community

Chancey Williams headlines Laramie’s annual White Trash Bash April 11

Chancey Williams brought a Wyoming rodeo-country draw to The Cowboy Saloon, where $35 tickets and a downtown setting aimed to pull spring crowds into Laramie.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

Community

Winter storm to bring snow, 60 mph wind to Albany County high terrain

Snowy Range roads could be the first to turn slick as a cold front brings 7 to 8 inches of snow and 60 mph wind to Albany County high terrain.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

Politics

New Jersey special election could narrow Republicans’ House edge

Northern New Jersey voters are choosing a House successor in a turnout test that could trim Republicans’ margin and reveal how suburbs are shifting before November.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

Politics

Stormont plan could give £100 heating oil payment to 340,000 homes

A £100 payment would cover only a fraction of a typical oil tank, but it could reach 340,000 Northern Ireland homes, where heating oil dominates winter budgets.

Apr 16, 2026·2 min read

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